Any band Tool brings on the road with them is subject to systematic hate regardless of the quality of the band, that's just how it goes. Those people came to see Tool and most are unaware of who the opening bands even are.

The Melvins, Meshuggah, Big Business, Wovenhand, Isis.... all hand picked as openers by Tool and all hated on by a significant portion of the crowd.

I've only seen YOB in tiny venues and I can't imagine an arena doing them any favors.

While I understand YOB not clicking with someone there is absolutely no reason to bash them so aggressively.

there's literally nothing aggressive about saying a band blows. that's all I said. Unless maybe you're talking about the other people here, which, even then, it isn't "aggressive."

I don't like Yob for the same reason I don't much care for most of the bands in the stoner genre. I can't listen to the same riff 7,593 times in a row. To me, "stretching a riff out" does not a song make. I also can't stand bands where guitars and bass are completely indistinguishable (i.e., High on Fire, Sleep, Stoned Jesus, Spacegoat, Drunken Joint, Electric Wizard (OH NOEZ, SOMEONE SAID THEY DON'T LIKE THE WIZARRRRDDDD, KILL IT WITH FIRE)).

I'm not shit talking people for liking them, but I can, and will shit talk the band because I don't like them. Everyone on this board is guilty of doing that for at least one band; just because I happen to say so about a band you like doesn't make me an "idiot."

I also can't stand bands where guitars and bass are completely indistinguishable (i.e., High on Fire, Sleep, Stoned Jesus, Spacegoat, Drunken Joint, Electric Wizard (OH NOEZ, SOMEONE SAID THEY DON'T LIKE THE WIZARRRRDDDD, KILL IT WITH FIRE)).

Happy birthday, darling. We love you very very very very very very much

Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Russia

Posts: 5,851

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polock91

I also can't stand bands where guitars and bass are completely indistinguishable (i.e., High on Fire, Sleep, Stoned Jesus, Spacegoat, Drunken Joint, Electric Wizard (OH NOEZ, SOMEONE SAID THEY DON'T LIKE THE WIZARRRRDDDD, KILL IT WITH FIRE)).

I can definitely tell apart the bass and guitar in HOF (listen to this), Sleep, and Stoned Jesus, dude, as well as EW, but in EW's case I can definitely see how somebody couldn't, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here on them. Kudos for knowing who Stoned Jesus are, though!

Even though you probably won't check these out, I'm always glad to try to show someone music they might not like initially, so listen to these songs as well:

I have nothing against Down (mainly because I love Pantera), and because I'm ok with Down, I'm ok with Pepper Keenan era COC. Red Fang, I've heard a couple times, again, nothing against them, Monster Magnet, I'm not a fan of, Church of Misery and Orchid honestly just sound the same to me.